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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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